1.   Although the worst violence took place over a three-day period in May, Oei said reports of rapes persist.

2.   But it was the worst violence in Macedonia since Serbian protesters ransacked the American Embassy at the outset of the NATO bombing.

3.   But now, retired General Anthony Zinni is headed back to the region in the middle of the worst violence in decades.

4.   But the worst violence occurred in Germany, where Kurdish demonstrators were violently repulsed as they sought to seize the Israeli embassy.

5.   Carter hopes to bring peace to a region wracked by the worst violence and civilian suffering seen in Europe since World War II.

6.   In contrast to the differences on display inside the meeting hall, Quebec itself was comparatively quiet after a night of the worst violence since the meeting began.

7.   In fact, lurid anecdotes aside, the worst violence has been subsiding in recent years.

8.   It was the worst violence since President Suharto resigned last May.

9.   It was the worst violence yet at abortion clinics in the nation.

10.   It was the worst violence between students since the strike began last April.